Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-22
THE SCHOOL TRUSrEES.
Many Reports and n Leaf % Bread
l0osiaeFea By the Beard Last Nlghs.

NOossoereO ~ me Doof0 koDs Ne8oSs
At q meeting Of the school board last nignt the
report OF the committee on textbooks ana course
OF study was adopted without debate Toe mem
bers Of the board had been supplied with type
written copies OF the report during the week ror In
spection. The report, which provides manual for
teachers as well as course OF study, covers about
sixty type-written pages and was prepared by
Superintendent Powell. In presenting it. Mt. Pish.
the chairman OF the committee, said thai Il Was
admirable paper. He had. ne said, q note from
Col. Lu dow, 70 whom he had submitted the part
relating TO mathematics, and who endofsed It
had sub -nltteI part, OF IL also approved It
PROTESTING AGAINST a ooLoRsD SCHOOL.
Protests were received IRON John w. Rendell ana
F. II. Goodal ag Ainst locating colored school In
but ding on p street. between 9th and Colum.
bls streets.
ing a report by Foreman sullivan, OF Engine CON-
pany No. s. who suggested that janitors Of scnooi
buildings be sure there h Ore before calliag out
A letter from L 3 Mortimer, OF 100 18th street,
complaining int pupiis were CON peiitd TO enter
the franklin buiidlag through a basement door,
or by small opening In the alley, being obliged
to go down steps and then ascend a -stairway,
while teachers and Others entered by the main en-
frances on 18Th street, Was re.erred 70 the super
lntendent.
THE MINER FUND.
A letter from Miss E n. O'Connor and MA II. b.
Briggs, q committee OF the trustees OF the Miner
fund one ing TO pay the salary OF teacher OF sew
ing In the oored schools either 10 60 from schooi
70 school giving Lessons. or 70 meet classes al the
Miner Institute, AZ street and Maryland avenue,
Was referred 10 tn cOmmittee On industrial edu n
ciyed FrS pna n. Miner - u 100 re
purcna,eu sJr the Use OF the Miner normal school
and also 10 reimburse the Miuer FUND for t@S25 50
PAID by them 10 1871 Tor furniture now In use 10
the Miner building, was referred 70 the committee
on high and normal schools.
ANEW SCHOOL NEEDED AT DRIGHTwooD.
A petition from residents OF Brtghtwood, asking
for the erection Of a new four-room brick school
building there, was presented by Prot Gregory.
The petition sets forth the insunicieucy OF the
Ing the organization OF halliday schools. Prof.
Gregory ursed that Brghtwood was In grea!
need OF Increased accommodations. The board
endorsed 1.-The petition and sent 1t on to the
District Commissioners.
lhe comni.tee on high schools reported against
granting The use or room in the High school
building to the Amateur Botanical s ,ciety, and
the report VS. adopted. DR. Francis, from Tue
facts resardns the salary Of MS aosen ppn ac
pal OF the Miner Normal school Up the present
year Miss Mo.ns saiary VI q, $50 Was paid out OF
come charge upon the regular school fund.
Unuer provision OF the last Appropriation act the
appointment Of new teacher az salary exceed
Ing $3.50 Is prohibited As Miss Moten's name now
appears LOT the nrsl time regular pay roll II
10 held that she can be pail only $50 year Tue
commit zee made q recommendation, which the
board adopted, asking the Commissioners to secure
for Miss Moten An addition OF $500 70 Ter sa.ary Tor
the present year.
MI. Cornish presented q request from superin.
tendent Cook, or the colored schools that night
schools be o.Jene6 In the Stevens Garnet, Jnu. y.
Cook, Lincoln and Randall buildings The matter
was re.erred to the committee having charge Of
such schools
THE MILLER BUILDING.
MI. Cornish, from the committee on buildings,
made report that In the judgment OF the com.
mIitee that the use OF the Miller building on n
street, near 7th In the manner PROPOSE would not
De Injurious TO The health OF pupils In the case OF
this building, the board received a protest from
residents or The neignboIhOod protesting az ainst
using the building for cOlored school pur-
poses. MI. Elsa opposed It's Use on
the ground that It was not In good condilion, tue
nrst noor being too low, AMI aiso thai the rent
asked. $1,000 u We r, was exorbiIanL The CON-
N tie Slated that the rst noor Is " De used Tor
manual training shop, the second door for schools
OF low grade, and the third dor for a cooking.
school. Mr. Cornish said that II this building were
not taken no other building properly located could
b. secured. The whoe Ia ,Ier MAS Ieierred 10 the
Dis hit commissioners Mr. Curtis exhibited q
LOAF or bread as tue nrst Irul,s Oh the cOOhing.
SCHOOLS. The bread was Inspected by the boarl
and approved.